The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
When a womanizing bookshop owner hears about the suicide of a former girlfriend, he tries to find out more and meets her friend, a prostitute. They hook up, but when she finds her friend's diary, she discovers she's repeating her mistakes.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- John DuiganDirector
- John DuiganWriter
- Sharon CalcraftOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Judy DavisLou
- Bryan BrownRob
- Cathy DownesGretel
- Baz LuhrmannPete
- Peter MochrieTim
- Mercia Deane-JohnsAngela
- Joy HrubyMarge
- Mervyn DrakeMick
- Margie McCraeLisa Blaine
- Kim DeaconMichelle
- Caz LedermanJenny
- Virginia DuiganSylvia
Themes
australiasuicideprostitutebookshopdrug addictiongirlfriendprostitution